Episode 21: Alan Kaufman (The Tunesmith)

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s and next week’s friend is Alan Kaufman! Also joining us is Don Stratton on guitar, who will be featured in his own episode in the near future. Alan is a tunesmith and a songsmith; while most of us make withdrawals from the traditional music bank, Alan makes regular deposits. This week’s episode is dedicated to his original fiddle tunes and next week we’ll play and sing his original songs. Alan possesses that rare combination of whimsy and thoughtfulness necessary to make the perfect neo-traditional tune. If you play Old Time, maybe try to learn a few from this episode. I especially recommend learning “Five Bales of Hay.” Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool  Like and follow Get Up in the Cool on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/getupinthecool  Like and follow Alan Kaufman's kid's jam: https://www.facebook.com/BBUkidsjam  Buy Alan and Don's CD, All in Good Time: http://peapatchmusic.com/